We drive Austria, Germany , France then Spain toll motorways to first night near Nevers, great Air BnB in France
We cross the border to our first planned surfing landfall , Rodiles in Middle of north coast of Spain.
The whole Iberian penisula is getting the beginning storms of Hurricane Oscar, Bay of Biscay rough as guts, Rodiles a river mouth is channeling flood waters and mountain snow falls with howling on shore!
Washing machine heavy duty work clothes cycle and water colour , swamp and sewerage flavour.
No antibiotics available and just too messy, so no surfing
We stayed the night and as we left we saw the snow dump of our arrival day and that night.
Fortunately Austria, German and France require snow tyres from the first of November which we had put on.
The Spanish Garcia inspected our car and we were allowed to cross the Alpine passes.
Roadside trees were often Australian eucalypts so it was deja vu again
A coast run from Porto to Baleal, Nazare is not firing yet but the full coast is being hit by severe heavy rain storms washing machine swell and is just plain out of control!
A couple of water entries for offshore sheltered surf only to be thwarted by sharp 180 degree wind changes one of which threw a Cafe roof and verandah at us at high speed,
Not at all welcoming
Power line and overhead internet cables have been down since before we arrived,
The WSL competition site was being dismantled by both workmen and the wind, and had to be chase for pick up down the beach at Supertubos.
Forget you should have been here yesterday , we need to be here tomorrow! MAYBE!
I've taken up troll hunting just for fun, instead of a rifle I'll just use a pun! 冲浪爷爷
